Succession planning, development of the next generation, finding and keeping key staff members… all seem to be constant quests in the Family Office. In this session, we explored how to incorporate helpful goal setting principles in creating expectations for your staff and apply practical tips for providing effective performance feedback within your organization.
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The 2016-17 FOX Thought Leaders Council Report: Strengthening the Partnership Between Families and Advisors is a great resource for those who are seeking ways to construct sustainable partnerships and how to make them productive. Inside, you’ll find why partnerships are key to successful family/advisor relationships, what makes partnerships enduring, how to determine the right partnership approach and how to manage new as well as existing partnerships.
Succession - Taking a Broader View
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Single family offices are increasingly faced with the topic of succession whether triggered by an upcoming departure of a family office executive or a broader transition in generational family leadership.
Strong partnerships between families and their advisors better prepare them to take on complex issues and navigate transitions. Family Office Exchange has undertaken ground-breaking research focused on how these great partnerships are formed. The research chronicles the work of families and advisors who have effectively transformed their numerous and complex relationships into highly productive partnerships. Amy Hart Clyne will lead a panel of families and advisors that will bring these stories to life along their journey to secure family engagement and unity for generations to come.
How do you get on the right track during the investment consultant due diligence process and thereafter to optimize the advisor and client relationship? Aligning the advisory relationship with a family’s objectives is critical to success and as much an art as a science. Certain families don’t realize they have the ability to design and customize a relationship that best suits them. Much of the tone can be set at the outset when simulating the client experience before a family even signs a service contract.
We are pleased to announce that the 2016 FOX Value Price Study: The Critical Link in Ultra-Wealth Market is available for FOX members. Key Insights found in this study include:
When evaluating possible estate planning counsel, there are many variables to consider such as educational background and professional experience, skills, and review process. To help you determine if the prospective attorney is truly qualified to help you, there are ten key questions to ask and guidelines to follow.
The revolution of the “information age” has created tremendous advantages and helped accelerate innovation, but it has also brought with it new risks—namely cyber attacks. While the corporate attacks get most of the media attention, do not forget that individuals—especially the high net worth—need to be vigilant about cyber security. The good news is that there are ways for individuals to protect against cyber risks. This paper touches on the key threats to the high net worth and provides advice to help reduce the associated risks.
Protecting Your Business Against Data Breaches
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Data breaches have become an accepted fact of modern business. According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, twenty-nine businesses reported data breaches in August of 2016 alone. No industry was safe. For many organizations, the question now is not “if,” but “when.” This year appears to be on pace to surpass the number of breaches reported last year. With that in mind, there are concrete steps an organization can take to mitigate the cost of a breach that could occur later.
QuickBooks and Excel are a common software pairing for family offices that seemingly has cost, flexibility and familiarity on its side. However, the disadvantages of this approach soon begin to outweigh the benefits. The fact that close to 90% of spreadsheets contain errors in at least 1% of all formula cells means considerable hidden risk. Plus, family office demands on QuickBooks tend to quickly exceed its functionality and the spreadsheet as de-facto reporting tool can only work for so long.